Oil & gas news
North Sea growth threatened by skills ‘perfect storm’
A shortage of people entering the industry ‘threatens to throttle Government growth aspirations.’
Oil and gas industries need more skilled workers
Analysis of a report suggesting that the demand for specialist workers in the oil and gas industries is due to significantly increase and a concurrent rise in salaries is expected.
Cleaned right out
Gordon Cope, Hydrocarbon Engineering Contributing Editor, discusses the significant challenges facing renewable fuels.
China sets tax on low grade coal imports
Uncertainty surrounds new Chinese import tariffs on low calorific coal and lignite.
TWMA wins Angola’s first offshore processing contract
TWMA, a provider of integrated drilling and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, has become the first company to be awarded an offshore processing contract in Angola.
The swinging pendulum: US oil
Nancy Yamaguchi, Hydrocarbon Engineering Contributing Editor, discusses changes in US oil supply and demand
Enormous disparity between national energy efficiency policies
A recent EU survey has discovered that there are enormous disparities in national energy efficiency policies.
New Licensing Round of Montenegro to be presented at the 2nd Balkans Oil & Gas Summit
The Ministry of Economy of Montenegro published an official announcement inviting oil and gas companies to apply for the licensing round that will remain open for tenders from 7th August until the 28th February 2014.
Israel’s natural gas reserves set to revolutionise the country’s economic status
Israel’s offshore natural gas reserves are larger than previously thought, having the potential to revolutionise the country’s economic status.
Hints of Syria strike fuelling oil spike
Simon Wardell, Senior Energy Analyst at IHS Energy, talks about the oil price spike and Syria.